Notes & Materials
Syllabus and Class Intro Materials
Hands On History Interest Survey
Topic 1 - The Birth of Western Civilization: The Ancient World and Greece
An Afterglow of Them - Case Studies in Ancient Civilization
EPIC Mythology from the Ancient World
The Birthplace of Civilization
Draconian Smackdown Scenario Game
Free Men Against a God-King — The Greco-Persian War
Athens Besieged! Can you survive the Athenian Hunger Games?
Athens: Threshold of Democracy Role Play
Tell Me, Muse, of the Man of Many Devices - EPIC Homeric Intro
Topic 2 - From Republic to Empire: The Roman World
Forming the Seven Hills — Ancient Rome in the Age of Kings
The Age of Mediterranean Conquest
Death of the Republic - Birth of an Empire
Crisis in Rome Simulation Briefing
Topic 3 - A Journey on the Silk Road
The Sacred Earth and Divine Land - Ancient China Introduction
The Dragon Emperor - Qin Shi Huang’s Enduring Legacy
This is the Wu-Wei — Chinese Philosophy 101
RTTP — Confucianism and the Succession Crisis of the Wanli Emperor
Heavenly Kingdoms & Broken Empires: Taiping Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion Simulation Scenarios
Topic 4 - Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité: The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era
REACTING TO THE PAST GAME
Fall of the Ancien Regime - French Revolution Part 1
Popular Hypocrisy - The Reign of Terror
French Revolution Role Play Simulation Scenarios
Europe Was At My Feet - Napoleon’s Grand Empire
Topic 5 - Storm of Steel: The Great War
The Sausage Machine - Trench Warfare
From Stalemate to Checkmate.pdf
The Twenty Year Truce - End of WWI and Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution Role Playing
Topic 13 - The 20th Century Crises: Great Depression, Totalitarianism and World War II
Topics 13&14 Reading Schedule
The Nightingale Book Analysis & Discussion
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (link to Amazon)
The Twentieth Century In Crisis - Rise of Totalitarian Dictators
The Man of Steel - Stalin Removes Opposition
"It's Not Truth That Matters, But Victory" - Der Führer Rises.pdf
Deutschland Erwacht! - Hitler Seizes Control
Munich: The Edge of War (Netflix) Film Analysis
Blitzed - Drugs in the Third Reich
Spineless Democracies? - Appeasement of the Dictators
The Nightmare -- World War II Begins
Collaboration and Resistance in Fortress Europe
The Nightingale Book Discussion
Neighbors and Villains - The Holocaust
Fighting for the Fate of the World - the End of War and Division of Europe
Topic 13 Extra Credit Short Answer Responses
Anthropoid Movie Response Assignment
Topic 14 - The Cold War and Making of the Modern World
Post-War Chess Match - Europe in the Early Cold War
Peaceful Coexistence - Or Continued Competition?
The Changing Modern World - Integration, Detente, and Disintegration